Four inseparable friends have enrolled at a military school at Fort
Carré in Antibes. One of them, André Leroy, falls
in love with an orphan girl named Catherine. When the latter
falls into the hands of some bandits, André comes to her rescue
and takes her as his bride.
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.